The Vision And Strategic Plan For Corsicana High School

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Comprehensive Exam Section II A school’s need for strategic planning is crucial for several reasons and is imperative to attain the ultimate goal of students’ educational achievement. Strategic planning communicates a shared vision, mission, and values. A strategic plan organizes the school, staff, and time, defines how success is measured, helps with decision-making, responsiveness, and innovation, increases communication, keeps everyone in the school connected, and provides the framework for students’ educational achievement (King, 2023). Kotter’s Eight-Step Model The vision and strategic plan for Corsicana High School will be created using Kotter’s Eight-Step Model. The vision for CHS was established because there was a need for change, …show more content…

The establishment of a guidance team consists of a team of staff members that utilize the collective intelligence and experience of the school’s staff. The third step in Kotter’s Model was the establishment of the school’s shared vision (Malaga et al., 2021). The vision for Corsicana High School is clear and focused, challenging, specific, achievable, realistic, inspiring, measurable, and subject to improvement (IRIS Center, 2023). By expressing their vision, the team increases the chances of achieving the school’s vision. Now that school personnel have created a measurable vision, the school leader and guiding team need to get everyone on board. This leads to Kotter’s fourth step, communication (Malaga et al., 2021). To achieve buy-in among stakeholders, each member of the guiding team will use a communication plan to effectively articulate the school’s vision and strategic plan. Communicating with each group within the school such as teachers, aides, custodians, and students. The vision must also be shared with parents, business leaders, civic groups, and religious groups. These discussions must be clear, simple, and straightforward (IRIS Center, 2023). Information about the vision and strategic plan should be shared through every vehicle possible such as printed material, email, and the school …show more content…

Information should be distributed from the guiding team’s meetings to keep communication open to all stakeholders. A system should be established for the school to send and receive information from parents and community members. The school should distribute promotional literature about achievements and upcoming events. The school should keep civic, community, and religious groups in the communication loop. High school leaders and the guiding team should be visible in the community and model the vision desired. The last piece of the communication plan is to promote the success of Corsicana High School